Kenneth Pybus's Archive

At the center of a corruption case involving the Pakistani Prime Minister is a font – CNN.com

1 Commentby   |  07.16.17  |  Typography

The Microsoft font Calibri could be an unlikely smoking gun in a corruption scandal which has mired Pakistan’s ruling family and captivated the country.

Source: At the center of a corruption case involving the Pakistani Prime Minister is a font – CNN.com

The Critical Role of Typography – The Atlantic

1 Commentby   |  05.23.17  |  Typography

It’s not just for Helvetica snobs.

Source: The Critical Role of Typography – The Atlantic

How the Oxford Rule Led to Rolling Stone – Print Magazine

0 Commentsby   |  05.23.17  |  History, Typography

The Oxford rule sounds like article of law, but it is more mundane: a thick and thin line that sits side by side, which appears in the earliest printings in history.

Source: How the Oxford Rule Led to Rolling Stone – Print Magazine

When Typography Is a Matter of Life or Death

0 Commentsby   |  05.17.17  |  Typography

It’s not just for Helvetica snobs.

Source: When Typography Is a Matter of Life or Death

Just my type: how Cooper Black became 2017’s most fashionable font | Fashion | The Guardian

0 Commentsby   |  04.17.17  |  Typography

As I note in class, every kid in 1977 had a shirt with their name on it in fuzzy Cooper Black letters. This one belonged to my wife.

Everyone from Topshop to Whistles is offering T-shirts adorned with the goofy typeface – subliminally referencing the 70s, sitcoms and, ahem, easyJet

Source: Just my type: how Cooper Black became 2017’s most fashionable font | Fashion | The Guardian

Why Typography Matters — Especially At The Oscars

0 Commentsby   |  03.01.17  |  Typography

There was a major twist ending and a major snafu at the very end of the 2017 Academy Awards for the category of Best Picture. The wrong…

Source: Why Typography Matters — Especially At The Oscars

The Typographical Reformation | Timothy George

0 Commentsby   |  02.21.17  |  History, Typography

 

Protestantism was the first religious movement to take full advantage of the new powers of the press.

Source: The Typographical Reformation | Timothy George

Lost—and Found—in Translation: The Legibility Wars of the ’80s and ’90s – Print Magazine

0 Commentsby   |  12.07.16  |  Typography

The so-called Legibility Wars occurred in the 80s and 90s, defined by stark divisions between young anti-Modernists and established followers of Modernism.

Source: Lost—and Found—in Translation: The Legibility Wars of the ’80s and ’90s – Print Magazine

iPad prototype proposal

0 Commentsby   |  11.08.16  |  Assignments

Your team is assigned to develop and iPad prototype proposal for an ACU-centric EPUB. It will serve the function of a yearbook.

These are the appropriate dimension: 2048 x 1536

Your proposal should include:

a description of the audience
an overall EPUB tree structure
a grid structure
a type arsenal
a color palette
Sections/page topics
Your source information will come from the Optimist, the Optimist Flickr page and the Optimist YouTube channel.

Font War: Inside the Design World’s $20 Million Divorce

0 Commentsby   |  10.29.16  |  Typography

Source: Font War: Inside the Design World’s $20 Million Divorce